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Zoufahl, Franz-Josef (Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders")

Date of birth:
October 28th, 1918 (Breslau)
Date of death:
July 24th, 1944 (10km South West of Kauen, Kaunas)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kauen / Kaunas
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

14.10.1942: WIA, Bf 109F-2 Werknummer 8.312 coded "Black 11 + I" hit by own flak
17.07.1943: his first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-5
20.07.1943: two MiG-3s
24.07.1943: a P-39
01.08.1943: a LaGG-3
02.08.1943: an Il-2 (m.H.) and a LaGG-3
06.08.1943: an Il-2 10 km South South East of Chotynez
07.08.1943: a Boston
08.08.1943: an Il-2(m.H.)
25.01.1944: a Yak-9 and a Yak-7
30.01.1944: two Il-2s (m.H.)
06.02.1944: a La-5
07.02.1944: a La-5
21.02.1944: two Il-2s
22.02.1944: an Il-2
07.03.1944: two Yak-9s
01.04.1944: an Il-2 (m.H.)
05.04.1944: a Yak-7
30.05.1944: a Yak-7
16.07.1944: an Il-2 (m.H.) and a LaGG-5
17.07.1944: a Yak-9 and a LaGG-5
24.07.1944: Ofw, 8./ JG-51, Bf 109G-6, KIA 10km South West of Kauen / Kaunas
Pilot credited with 28 victories

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 14th, 1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
June 19th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
8. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
Awarded on:
October 12th, 1944
posthumously awarded
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Ritterkreuz Archiv II/2010, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, Juni 2010, ISSN 1866-4709

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